Craft.
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Going to art school, I've learned a lot more than just digital design. Here are some projects that incorporate craft skills.
SCOBY Mask
ABOUT
Teammate: SCOBY (a live symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast)
I worked with a teammate on this project, but not the kind of teammate you're thinking... I spent weeks brewing kombucha in my dorm room to grow something called a SCOBY. This living organism is a byproduct of the kombucha fermentation process that can be dried and used as a textile, a natural and cruelty free alternative to materials like leather. I experimented with various growth conditions and treatments to explore the properties of SCOBY leather, including bending it into shapes, dyeing it, scenting it, creating patterns, and more.
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This project was part of the Collaborative BioArt + Design course at California College of the Arts, taught by professor Michael Bogan.
TOOLS
SCOBY (homegrown), pins, foam, X-Acto knife
Identity Archive
ABOUT
This piece was a box using layered sheets of cut out paper to compose a scene that encapsulates various aspects of identity, consolidating them into a single archive. Using different lighting sources, the appearance and mood of the piece can be changed. Different layers create a shadow effect, while the open cut outs in the back allow light to shine through.
TOOLS
X-Acto knife
Topographic Treehouse
ABOUT
This is a piece from the 3D: Form Versus Function course at CCA, taught by Elin Christopherson. The inspiration for this assignment was a map: specifically, a square cutout of a map that covered a 2 mile x 2 mile area of Oakland, California. My "monument" was a treehouse.
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You can read a more about my process and the background of this project here in a short blog post.
TOOLS
Table saw, bandsaw, scroll saw
Illuminated SCOBYs
ABOUT
Teammate: SCOBY (a live symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast)
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SCOBY is a living organism and a byproduct of the kombucha fermentation process. It can be dried and used as a textile – a natural and cruelty free alternative to materials like leather. In these pieces, I experimented with dyeing the SCOBY leather and explored how light passed through it, radically altering its appearance and revealing unseen details.
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This project was part of the Collaborative BioArt + Design course at California College of the Arts, taught by professor Michael Bogan.
TOOLS
SCOBY (homegrown), food coloring, thread, foam, pins
Poetry Box
ABOUT
This is a piece from the 3D: Form Versus Function course at CCA, taught by Elin Christopherson. This assignment was to choose a poem or song as inspiration and design a wooden box based on the lyrics. I chose "Forever Young" by Bob Dylan and designed a dove bearing an olive branch.
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You can read a more about my process and the background of this project here in a short blog post.
TOOLS
Bandsaw, wood burning tool
Material Studies
ABOUT
Teammate: SCOBY (a live symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast)
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SCOBY is a living organism and a byproduct of the kombucha fermentation process. It can be dried and used as a textile – a natural and cruelty free alternative to materials like leather. I wanted to explore the possibilities of using dried SCOBYs as a material or textile. With these pieces, I dried them on textured surfaces to imprint a pattern on the finished material.
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This project was part of the Collaborative BioArt + Design course at California College of the Arts, taught by professor Michael Bogan.
TOOLS
SCOBY (homegrown), plastic sheets